# Ajeé Wilson

Ajeé Wilson (/ˈɑːdʒeɪ/ AH-jay; born May 8, 1994) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. She is the 2022 World indoor champion at the 800 meter distance, after earning silver medals in 2016 and 2018. Wilson won bronze medals at both the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships. She is the second-fastest American of all time in the event with a time of 1m 55.61s, and she holds North American indoor record.
Wilson won titles in the 800 m at both the 2011 World Youth Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships. Her winning time of 2:00.91 at the latter is the third-fastest time run by a high schooler behind Mary Cain and Kim Gallagher.

## Personal life

Wilson attended Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune Township, New Jersey, until 2012. She originally committed to attend Florida State University, before deciding to turn professional. She graduated from Temple University in 2016, but trains with her coach Derek Thompson and the Juventus Track Club of Philadelphia.

## Career
### 2013

In 2012, she committed to run for the Florida State Seminoles under Karen Harvey, but days before the fall semester, she decided to focus on a pro career and return to her coach Derek Thompson at Temple University. The decision paid off at the IAAF Moscow 2013 World Championships where she ran the quickest junior 800m of 1:58.21 – a North American and USA junior record – to place fifth.

### 2014

Wilson won her Second U.S. Senior Indoor 800-meter title at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2:00.43. Wilson won her first U.S. Senior Outdoor 800-meter title at the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, California, in 1:58.70. On July 18, Wilson ran a world leading mark of 1:57.67 to win the Diamond League Herculis Monaco.

### 2015

Wilson won the Armory Invitational in 2:01.7 on January 31 in New York City.
At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon Wilson placed 3rd in the 800m in 2:00.05 despite losing a shoe in the last 200 meters. She qualified to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China but did not compete due to injury.

### 2017

Wilson won the New York Road Runners Armory Invitational in New York City 600m in 1:24.28, the fourth-fastest time in history and the second-fastest by an American behind only Alysia Montaño‘s U.S. national record of 1:23.59 set on this same Armory oval in 2013.
At the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Wilson placed 1st in the 800 meters in 1:57.78, to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.
On July 21, 2017, Wilson ran 1:55.61 at the Diamond League event in Monaco to break the U.S. record by nearly 1 second. This time ranks Wilson at number 20 on the IAAF all-time list.

### 2018

Wilson won silver medal in World Indoor Championships at 800 m.
Wilson was part of the Team USA squad setting a world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay on February 3 at the 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – a squad that featured Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajeé Wilson (1:58.37).
Wilson won 800 m gold at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 2:01.60, and USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1:58.18.
Wilson won 800 m gold at 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, Canada, in a championship record and stadium record 1:57.52.

### 2019

Wilson won in 1:58.60 at 2019 Millrose Games to set the U.S. Indoor Track and Field 800 m record & NACAC 800 m record.
On July 28, at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Wilson placed 1st in the 800 meters in 1:57.72, to represent the U.S. for the 800m in the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar.

## Achievements
### Major competition record

Representing the  United States :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 5th | 800 m | 2:04.18 |
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.64 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.91 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.21 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championship | Sopot, Poland | 10th (h) | 800 m i | 2:02.90 |
| 2014 | World Relay Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4 × 800 m relay | 8:01.58 |
| 2015 | World Relay Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:36.50 (WR) |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championship | Portland, United States | 2nd | 800 m i | 2:00.27 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.75 |
| 2017 | Monaco Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | 3rd | 800 m | 1:55.61 (PB) |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:56.65 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championship | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 800 m i | 1:58.99 |
| 2018 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 800 m | 1:56.86 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 1:57.52 (CR) |
| 2018 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | 800 m | 1:57.86 |
| 2019 | Prefontaine Classic | Palo Alto, California | 2nd | 800 m | 1:58.36 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 800 m | 1:58.84 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.79 |
| 2021 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, Oregon | 7th | 800 m | 2:00.21 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 800 m i | 1:59.09 SB |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 8th | 800 m | 2:00.19 |
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | 800 m | 1:58.47 |

### Circuit wins

* Diamond League champion 800 metres: 2019
** 2014 (2) (800 m): London Grand Prix in Glasgow, Monaco Herculis
** 2015 (1) (800 m): New York Grand Prix
** 2019 (4) (800 m): Stockholm Bauhaus-galan, Monaco Herculis, Birmingham Grand Prix, Brussels Memorial Van Damme
** 2022 (1) (800 m): Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
* World Continental Tour Gold level
** 2022 (1) (800 m): USATF Bermuda Games

### National Championships

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| 2007 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1st | Sub-Youth 3000m | 10:13.41 CR |
| 2008 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | Detroit, Michigan | 6th | Youth 3000m | 11:04.98 |
| 2008 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | Detroit, Michigan | 1st | Youth 1500m | 4:43.53 |
| 2008 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | Detroit, Michigan | 1st | Youth 800m | 2:17.00 |
| 2009 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | Intermediate 400m | 56.21 |
| 2010 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 800m | 2:05.75 |
| 2011 | 2011 United States World Youth Trials (track and field) | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 800m | 2:09.39 |
| 2012 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 14th | 800m | 2:04.96 |
| 2012 | USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Bloomington, Indiana | 1st | 800m | 2:04.86 |
| 2013 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800m | 2:02.64 |
| 2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | 800m | 1:59.55 |
| 2014 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800m | 2:00.43 |
| 2014 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | 800m | 1:58.70 |
| 2015 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Boston, Massachusetts | 6th | 600m | 1:39.39 |
| 2015 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 800m | 2:00.05 |
| 2016 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Portland, Oregon | 1st | 800 m | 2:00.87 |
| 2016 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 800 m | 1:59.51 |
| 2017 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 600 m | 1:23.84CR |
| 2017 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | 800m | 1:57.78 |
| 2018 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.60 |
| 2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 800m | 1:58.18 |
| 2019 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Staten Island, New York City | 1st | 1000 m | 2:34.71 |
| 2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | 800m | 1:57.72 |
| 2020 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800m | 2:01.98 |
| 2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 800 m | 1:58.39 |
| 2022 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 1st | 800m | 2:01.72 |
| 2022 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | 800m | 1:57.23 |

### Personal bests

| | Event | Time | Location | Date |
| Indoor | 400m | 59.55 | Toms River, USA | December 28, 2011 |
| Indoor | 500m | 1:09.63 | Staten Island, USA | January 14, 2017 |
| Indoor | 600m | 1:23.84 | Albuquerque, USA | March 5, 2017 |
| Indoor | 800m | 1:58.29 AR | New York, USA | February 8, 2020 |
| Indoor | 1000m | 2:34.71 | New York, USA | February 24, 2019 |
| Indoor | Mile | 4:36.84 | Staten Island, New York, USA | January 13, 2018 |
| Indoor | 4 × 800 m | 8:05.89 WR | New York City, USA | February 3, 2018 |
| Outdoor | 400m | 53.63 | Chester, USA | April 19, 2014 |
| Outdoor | 600m | 1:22.39 ABP | Berlin, Germany | August 27, 2017 |
| Outdoor | 800m | 1:55.61 | Fontvieille, Monaco | July 21, 2017 |
| Outdoor | 1000m | 2:44.05 | Brussels, Belgium | September 6, 2013 |
| Outdoor | 1500m | 4:05.18 | Swarthmore, USA | May 14, 2018 |
| Outdoor | Mile | 4:33.57 | South Huntington, USA | August 31, 2016 |
| Outdoor | 4 × 800 m | 8:01.58 | Nassau, Bahamas | May 25, 2014 |
| Outdoor | DMR | 10:36.50 WR | Nassau, Bahamas | May 2, 2015 |